@article {Friedman:2023:1525-4011:5,
title = "Artists of the World/Internationale Datenbank bildender K{\"u}nstlerinnen und K{\"u}nstler (International Database of Visual Artists)",
journal = "The Charleston Advisor",
parent_itemid = "infobike://annurev/tca",
publishercode ="annurev",
year = "2023",
volume = "24",
number = "4",
publication date ="2023-04-01T00:00:00",
pages = "5-11",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "1525-4011",
eissn = "1525-4003",
url = "https://annurev.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/annurev/tca/2023/00000024/00000004/art00004",
doi = "doi:10.5260/chara.24.4.5",
author = "Friedman, Rebecca K.",
abstract = "Artists of the World (AOW) is a biographical source for artists, artisans, craftspeople, designers, architects, and related occupations: It is the world's most current, reliable, and extensive reference work on artists (De Gruyter n.d.a.). It is the newer version of De
Gruyter's Allgemeines K{\"u}nstlerlexikon Internationale K{\"u}nstlerdatenbank Online (AKL). Much of the content behind AOW is derived from AKL and its corresponding 119-plus print series built on previous art biographies in print. This fully digital resource has a new interface,
search options, features, and a plan to expand, revise, and add content going forward. The scope is international but Western Europe is especially well covered.The look and search options of the interface are likely to continue to evolve, as marketing materials for the product indicate
preliminary version: web design still in processfor many of the screenshots.The database is still in its infancy, and it will take time for users to discover it, utilize it, attempt searches, learn of its new features, and discover its pros and cons. New featuresversus
those of AKLinclude a handful of free articles, maps that cite places where an artist has lived, a focus on groups of artists around a theme or an art/architecture prize, the Connected artists feature, and artist groups and families (included in the Artist search).AOW, for those
able to access it (a one-time purchase fee has not yet been made available), will likely become one of the most comprehensive and complete artist biographical tools available. German-language entries and lengthy biographies/Biogramm, especially for more obscure names, will attract a
specialist audience such as academics, representatives from the art market and art trade, art specialists, library catalogers, museum and gallery personnel, and collectors, but AOW will certainly stand out as an essential tool for in-depth art and architecture research.",
}